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Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863)

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Family: Ostraciidae

Genus: Acanthostracion

Species: Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863)

Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Atlantic: Azores, St. Helena and Ascension islands, Ghana, and Angola. Reported from Sao Tome Island (Ref. 34088).

    • Biology

    Found over rocks, rubble and sand (Ref. 5288), mainly around islands (Ref. 11227).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Data deficient

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless